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Earth retaining structures
See also. 863164. 863168. 863218. 863219
863304
Use of probability theory to assess the safety of propped
embedded cantilever retaining walls
Smith, G N
Geotechnique V35, ,V4. Dec 1985. P451-460
The use of the probability theory in the assessment of the
reliability of a propped embedded cantilever retaining wall is
described. The method of analysis is a numerical one and
involves an iterative procedure by which the reliability index
of the system is evaluated. Knowing the reliability index, a
nominal value of the probability of failure of the structure can
be obtained. It is shown that a powerful feature of the
probability approach is that, whereas the four methods gener-
ally used to determine the factor of safety, F, of a propped
embedded wall give four different F values, the same four
methods all give the same value of reliability index. Auth.
863305
Specification for cast in place concrete diaphragm walling
Ground Engng VI8, ,V6, Sept 1985, PI l-19
863306
First 'Stent Wall' installed at Kingston upon Thames
Ground Engng VI8. N7, Oct 1985. P27-31
A novel retaining wall construction method has had its first
contract application in a car park development at Kingston
upon Thames. It is the 'Stem Wall" secant pile wall, the princi-
ple of which is to use contiguous concrete male piles secanted
into female bentonite/cement/p.f.a piles. An account of the
method, construction of the concrete piles and tests carried
out is presented.
863307
Failure of an anchored shoetpile bulkhead
LaGatta, D P; Shields,D R
Proc International Conference on Case Histories in
Geotechnical Engineering, R oila, :~lissouri, 6-11 May 1984
VI, P393-399. Publ St Louis: Geotechnical Engineering, 1984
An anchored steel sheet pile bulkhead was constructed in soft
organic silt and clay. The bulkhead failed when the anchors
ruptured during dredging in front of the bulkhead. The con-
struction and failure of the bulkhead are described. Analyses
were performed to investigate the cause of the failure. The
major factors which contributed to the failure were: (I) failure
to design for the lowest tide condition; (2) use of design soil
strengths which were too high; (3) prestressing of the anchor
system which resulted in increased anchor loading due to soil
arching; and (4) bending stresses induced in the anchors by
settlement and equipment loading. Particular emphasis is
placed on the effects of soil arching on the anchor loading.
Auth.
863308
Anchor slab retaining wall stands overtOl~ng flood
Wang, Z L; Wu, X M; Zhang, Z S
Proc International Conference on Case Histories in
Geotecknical Engineering, Rolla, ~4issouri, 6-11 May 1984
VI, P401-404. Publ St Louis." Geotechnical Engineering. 1984
An anchor slab retaining wall, able to stand seasonal overtop-
ping floods, was constructed in 1980 beside a river in Fukien
Province, China. Stresses and deformations have been moni-
tored during the mean water level and flood seasons since its
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completion. Observation~ and measurements pro,,,.' that t n c
~all is stable against floods. The earth pressure is sho~n to he
slightly higher than the designed ~a!u¢
863309
Research on static earth pressure on retaining walls
Fukuoka. M; Imamura. Y
Proc 6th Budapest Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering,Budapest, 2-5 October 1984 P495-
500. Publ Budapest. Akademiai Kia~b,. t984
Earth pressure of backfill was measured during and after the
construction of a 6m high, ver.,, rigid L-shaped retaining wall.
No movements of the wall v, ere observed. Measured earth
pressure was slightly larger than the Coulomb earth pressure
but increased significantly with rain~ater percolation. This is
probably due to changes in soil properties. A stone block
!uncemented) retaining wall, 4m high, had a ~er~ small earth
pressure at rest, and collapsed similarly to a sliding failure in
an unretained slope. It is concluded that design earth pressures
on retaining walls should be determined by case records.
rather than old earth pressure theories.
863310
Precast prestressed concrete retaining wall designed by a new
method of earth pressure estimation
Fukuoka. M: Nakagawa, H
Proc 6th Budapest Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering,Budapest, 2-5 October 1984 P501-
506. Publ Budapest. Akademiai Kiado. 1984
A precast, prestressed concrete retaining wall with a curved
surface is described. It was designed after analysis of accumu-
lated data from many vertical and inclined retaining walls.
Model tests were first performed, which showed bending
moments at the bottom of a curved wall to be larger than for a
straight one. This was overcome by designing a shelf into the
wall. Stability analysis using Taylor's friction circle showed
the curved wall to be more stable than the straight one. In
addition, the curved walls increase sight distance, and conse-
quently safety, of roads.
863311
Interaction between flexible sheet piling and eohesionless soil
Kuralowicz, Z; Tejchman, A
Proc 6tb Budapest Conference on Soil 114echam'cs and
Foundation Engineering,kdapest, 2-5 October I984 P527-
533. Publ Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1984
Results of model tests on flexible sheet piling in a cohesionless
soil analogue are presented. The deformation and stress distri-
bution along the piling were measured for piles of different
flexibilities for the cases of backfilled and open excavations.
Slip lines and plastic zones in the soil at limit equilibrium were
observed. Results were compared with those for a rigid wall. A
new analytical method to calculate earth pressures for flexible
sheet piling is proposed.
863312
Definitive retaining wall structures
Lakatos, E; Encsy. B; Voros, J
Proc 6tb Bm~pcst Conference on Soil Meckanics and
Foundation Et~gineering,~dape st , 2-5 October 1984 P535-
544. Publ Budapest. Akademiai Kiado. 1984
Requirements to cut materials and labour costs have led to the
adoption of new design practices for retaining walls in Hun-
gary. Three solutions are described. The "crust packet' (a
braced steel box unit. concreted on one or both sides) can be
used in the production of underground structures or bridge